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That report was bronglit specially under the notice of the Lord Presideuf;lan. account of its infringing the Minute of 1861 in a peculiar manner. The secretary seems to have marked certain passages in pencil for the Lord Pre. , sident's attention; and the report thus marked, with remarks endorsed upon it by Lord Granville him. self, was sent back to Mr. L. Jones. "The evidence laid before your committee is to the effect that the Committee of Council considered Mr. Jones's report to have been written with a feel ing of hostility to the department under which he served, and that in consequence it was dealt with, not in accordance with tLe ordinary practice of the office, but as an exceptional case. Mr. Jones was partially examined, but, before his ext could be resumed, ho was attacked by so serious an illness that it was impobsibe for him to appear again to make any reply to the evidence adduced against him. Your Committee wt thus precluded from proceeding with the investi K at ion of this case. " Y.ur Committee must now advert to the r( so. TELE OXFORD AND CANTERBURY HALL COMPANY (Limi ed). Incorporated under the Companies' Act, 1862. Capital £120,C00, in 8,000 shares of £l5 each. Deposit on application £1 per share and £2 on allotment. No call will be made until at least t wo months after the date of al l otment , with an internal of three months between each call, which will not exceed £1 at any one time. It is not contemplated to can up more than £lO per share. DI RECTORS. Chairman. Evan B. Jones, Esq., 15, Han ver-street, Hanover-squa- e, Geor Reg g e nt e P 's -par. Anderson, Esq., 31 , N ottingham-piece, York-gate, George Bermingham, Esq., Kentish Town. Rueben Whitmore, Esq., 63, C orn hi lL F. W. Kin g , Esq., Hil marton-vi.las, Camden-road, Hollo way. Charles No. 22,484, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1864, STAMPED,....Sd. T . eERSONS SEEKINti LANDED ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREIITIOLD AND LEA SEUOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER PIES GENERALLY-- To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throug;hont the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and 11. Lumley's "PREE PROPERTY riEGISTER," containing avaried selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em-. brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in mots cases introduce immediate customers, where the proPLrty is of an eligible ()tiara ter, thereby avoid ingthe 'Lsadvantages of delay and it s atteneaut incon irelA*7,de". rIIERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or /Jur- Chaser is introduced throuo:h Messrs. Lumley's Agency, Ind then onlythe usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols. AGUARDIAN ANGEL. By the Author of "A Trip to C itch a Sunbeam," &c. " Clever as are most of the authoress's productions, we are inclined to thin she never did greater justice to her talent than when she wrote A Guardian Angel.' rhis agreeable story will be one of the most popular Ehe has ever published." —Messenger. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborou;h-street. the Royal Sovereign—Lieut. George B. Evans, to the Clio—Lieut. Hon. G. P. Meade, to the Curacoa—Tom B. Read, Master, to the Indus, for the Doris—R, F. E. Mori eon, paymaster, additional, to the Victory, for the Urgent --Ralph A. Ramsay and Thomas B. Moody, masters-assis tant, to the Clio—Robert S, Evatt, master-assistant, to the Enterprise—Henderson Leslie, engineer, to the Asia, for the Pheasant—John Hall (B), assistant-engineer, to the Clio—and William Crow, confirmed as first-class assistant.. engineer in the Fisgard. The Report of the Education Inspectors, The following is the Report from the Select Com mittee on Education (Inspectors' Reports) : " The original instructions which the Committee of Council issued to the inspectors in August, 1840, so far as regards th© reports, were in the following terms : " ' The reports of the inspectors are intended to convey such further information respecting the state of elementary education in Great Britain as to enable Parliament to determine in what mode the sum voted for the education of the _poorer classes can be most usefully applied. " With this view reports on the state of parti, cular districts may be required to ascertain the state of education in such districts, and how far the interference of Government or of Parliament can be beneficially exerted by providing additional means of education. Your reports will be made to the Committee, but it is intended that that they shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament.' " Various additions to the above instructions have been issued from time to time, which appear in the Appendix. " The reports are of two kinds—annual or general reports and separate reports on the schools inspected. Both these kinds of reports were at first printed and laid before Parliament at full length. But, as the number of inspected schools increased, and the sys tem of annual grants was developed, the latter kind of reports, commonly called tabulated reports, be came so bulky that on the ground of expense and their limited use, the Treasury objected to their being printed. The printing was discontinued in 1858, re sumed in 1859 for sale only, and finally stopped in 1861. In 1858 the practice was introduced of send- With power to add to their number. BANKERS. The London and County Bank, Lombard street, and 411, Oxford-street. Now ready all at the Libraries, in 3 vols., MA. T T I E. A STRAY. By the Author of "No Church," "Owen : A Waif," ism "There is great ability in this book."—Spectator. "A very attractive, interesting . , and naturally told tale. It well sustains the author's high reputation."—Sun. Hurst and Blacke t, 13, Great Marlborough-street. UDITR. Robert Joseph Clarke, Es A O es q. (Msrs. R. Jr,sh. Clarke and Ford, Public Accountants, 9, Old Je,cry-chambe.s). BROKER. C. A. Murton, E.:l, 27, Cornhill. SECRET A - AtY (PRO TEM.) 3 1-r• 'Ar. T. Harrison. T IMPORARY OFFICES. • 1?, George -yard, Lombard-street, City, T" IM PERIAL M ASSOCIA.TI( Capital subscribed, £5,0c0,c00, Paid up, BOARD OF ] JOHN CII APISIAJ Xenophon Balli, Esq, E. J. Coleman, itsq. Mr. Alderman Dakin. James Dickson, Esq. P. D. Hadow, Esq. J 0. Hanson, Esq. W. H. Harford, Esq. LERCAN FILE CREDIT ON, Limited. is 100,000 shares of ~C5O each. , £500,00. DIRECTORS. .N, Esq., Chairman. Charles Belson, Esq, G G. Macphersm, Esq. Sir J. 11. Pelly, Bart. W. Scholefield, Esq„ M.P. Sir S. 0. Scott, Part. H. D, Seymour, Esq., Joseph Thornton, Esq. F. G. Westmorland, Es Alfred Wilson, Esq. M. Zarifi, Esq. The following appDintments have been made in the Royal Naval Reserve:- —To be Lieutenants—Richard Bainton and James Banks Swanson, Just ready, in 2 vols. post Bvo., BLACK MOSS: a Tale by a Tarn By the Author of " Miriam May." RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, This Com- PROSPECT CS. o an is established f the osepu the proper.ty andy continuing theor busine p ss ur o p f the wel rc l known Oxford and Canterbury Music Halls, so. successfully con ducted. by the present p roprietor, 3lr. Charles Morton, for sever.al years pa , t. T he Directors, in bringing the present Company before the Inblic, are not inviting subscriptions to an unknown or un tried venture, but to an established and highly remunerative undertaking, and one which, with the additional means at the command of a Joint-stock Company, may be made still snore Co. An agreement has been entered into for the purchase of the whole of Mr. Morton's interest in these properties, together with the goodwill of the business and-the stock in trade, on terms highly advantageous to the Company, and in order to show his confidence in its future success, he has subscribed for one-fourth of the entire capital, and Will continue for sontieyears the manager. It is the intention of the Comna,lly to increase the hot:1 accommodation, which has hitlreito been found inadequate, and thus materially add to the present large returns. i here is also an excellent private wine trade attached to both establishments, which t's capable of considerable extension. It is impossible to show, with certainty, by any statistics, the returns which may be expected from the present under taking, but the certifies]. accounts for the last three years show an annual profit of upwards of 20 per cent. upon the whole amount of capital, wh ch it is contemplated eventually le call up, The present average attendance at the Oxford and Canter- ' 'bury Music Halls is about 60,1)00 a mcnth, and the proposed extension of business will doubtless render the profits of the Undertaking still more remunerative than ever. One. half of the capita has been already applied for, and applications for the remainder should be made to the bankers of tb.e Company. accompanied by a deposit of £1 per share ; afro allotment be made • he deposit will be returned. Pros, ectuses and forms of applicati• , n for shares may be mbtained at the Oxford and the Canterbury, at the Brokers, and at the Temporary Offic s of the Company. The Share List will close on Tuesday, 26th July, 1861. . ------ VURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and ju FLOORCLOTEL CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First•class Foods at second-class priees. Terms peculiarly liberal to Ciergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishinc' an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated brill) adm "able engravings of every description of Furniture and zeasteads, with prices attached. A copy sent g►atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised cale GREAT EASTERN. lution pasAd by your Hunourable Ticuse on thu 12th of April last, effi•uiicg that, ' In the opinion of this House the mutilation of the icporls of her Majesty's inspectors of schools, and the exc lusion from them of statements and opinions adverse to the educational views entertained by the Committee of Council, while matter favourable to them is ad mitted, are violations of the understanding under which the appointment of the inspectors was origi nally sanctioned by Parliament, and tend entirely to destroy the value of their reports.' " By whatever term any alteration of the reports described, it is clear that the alterations when made since January, 1861, were made by the inspectors themselves, on receiving back their reports, with the intimation that they were nut in confor mity with the minute of that date. If any Inspector declined to make his report conformable to the minute the report was not printed. It is also clear that passages considered to be objectionable were, through inadvertence or mistake, marked in some reports after the date of the minute of 1861, and contrary to its intention, until the practice of mark.. ing passages was finally stopped by the vice-pre sident's order of the 14th February, 1862. "During the debate on the motion proposing the above resolution the house was not informed of the fact that some passages had been marked between January, 1861, and February, 1862, and that all marking was stopped from the latter date ; this want of information was the cause of a double misunderstanding, under which, on the one side, the motion was pressed by its supporters upon the House and was carried, notwithstanding the statement then made by the Vice-President; while on the other side the resolution so passed was con• sidered by the Vice-President to be reflection on his personal honour. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. • G. F. Holroyd, Esq. J. G. Homere, Esq. Capt. J. Gilbert Johnston. ItttNicEns. The Agra and The Bank of England. The Bank of L ondon. The Union B an k of London. Masterman's Bank, Limited. Sir W. Miles, Bart., and Co., BristoL SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards and Co., and Messrs. Ashurst, Morris, and Co. Henry J. Barker, EB MANAGERS. and T. Fraser Sandeman, Esq. This Association receives money on deposit at notice, and for fixed periods, on terms to be agreed upon ; makes advances on approved securities, and effects purchases and sales of stocks, shares, and debentures ; negotiates loans, and under takes general finaneial business. Communications io be addressed to the Managers. By order. W. C. V VINTERBOTTOM, Secretary. TEMPORARY OFFICES. Crosby House, 96, Bish opgate-street Within. The directors of this company have just issued their re port for the past half-year, from which it appears that the total receipts to the 30th of June amounted to £778,280, against £720,249, showing an increase of £58,031 over the corresponding period of last year. The total expenditure amounted to £392,970 against £352,772 for the correspond ing half of 1853, showing an increase of £40,147, chiefly arising from the large amount expended for the improve ment of the property, the charge for maintenance of way and works and locomotive renewals alone being nearly £29,000 in excess of the outlay on these heads for the corre sponding period of 1863. The revenue account for the half year ending the 30th of June shows that the receipts from traffic and other sources amounted to £778,281, the working expenses, including rates and taxes and Government duty, to £392,970, leaving a balance of £.385,311. From this is de ducted £330,186 for interest on hens, rents, and other prefe rence charges, leaving a balance of £55,125. Although the expenditure for the past half-year includes an extraordinary outlay on renewal of plant, &c„ exceeds the expenditure of the corresponding half-year of 1863 by £40,197, there is still a balance of £52,657 available for dividend for the half year ending the 30th of June last. The directors have thought it right to declare at once a dividend for the half year at the rate of 12 per cent, per annum on the ordinary stock of the company, amounting to £52,097, leaving a balance of £560 to be carried forward to the next account. The reason for adopting this course has been that unless the dividend were now declared and paid it would not be com petent for the directors to declare any dividend until the completion of the various new lines authorised in the sessions of 1861 and 1862, but which lines, it is fully hoped, will be completed before the period for declaring a further dividend, The directors propose that the meeting on the 20th inst, shall be adjourned till the 11th of August, by which time they will be in a position to give a full report of their Par liamentary proceedings and of the general situation of the company's affairs. New Edition, Illustrated with 14 fine Engravings, limo., cloth, 25., gilt side and edges, 2s. Od., BUTLER'S (SAMUEL) HUDIBRAS, a Poem, with Notes and Life of the Author. London: William Tegg, Pancras-lane, Cheapside. This day i 3 published, in a handsome volume, gilt edges, price 215., E ARLY PENCILLINGS FROM PUNCH (chiefly Political), by JOHN LEECH. London: Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie-street, E.C. A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a trice List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable informationto all requiring household furniture, c . arpets, nr bedding. • References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, nyde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Aiban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Limn. f, COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, S.E, NEW WORK BY AUTHOR OF "LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET," &c. N L Y A C L D. This New Novel will commence in the August Number of the ST. JAMES'S MAGAZINE, which will also contain the opening chapters of an Original Tale by PAUL FEVAL, Author of " The Duke's Motto," Am a r theS will Monthly. London : Kent and Co., Paternoster-row. SOHO ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BUSINESS AGENCY OFFI CES.—Persons requiring Freehold or Leasehold Property, or having Business and Houses to be disposel of, should apply to Mr. CHARLES MURRAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 21, Gerrard-street, Soho, W. Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail way Compensations, 8/e. Rents Collected, T HE MARLBOROUGH CLUB . COMPANY /Limited'. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that this Club will be rpened fur the reception of its Members on MONDAY the 12th day of August.' Early in July, PRIZE POEMS receiving the 100 Guineas offered in the advertisements, "110 ! FOR A SHAK sPEARE," and awarded by Messrs. Web .ter, J. Stirling Coyne, Andrew Halliday, George Rose, and Thomas S. Stuart. Illustrated with Lithograph Portraits of Queen Elizabeth and the Queen of Beauty. Can be had GRATIS at all the best drapers in the kingdom, or forwarded, on re ceipt , t stamped address to DAY and SONS, Lithographers to the Queen, Publishers, Lincoln's-inn-fields. London.. ing to the managers of each school a manuscript copy of the report relating to the school at full length, with such observations as the department thought right to add. This practice with reference to the tabulated reports was afterwards altered; the inspectors were required to make a summary of their reports, and the summary only was sent to the managers. It occasionally happened that the summary did not, in the judgment of the depart ment, accord with the report itself, considered with reference to the regulations under which the grants of money were made. In these cases, the summary was either altered by the inspector at the sugges- S. 0. RATTENBURY, lion. Scretar. Registered Office of the Company, 6, John-street, e Bedfor y d. row, W.C. NEW PATENT CURTAIN HOOK that requires no sewing, and, if reversed, can be used for many purposes. To be had of all shops in town or country. Patentees, W. TENT and Co., 23, Birclain-lane, London, E.C. THE REGENT'S CANAL IRON WORKS COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies' Act, 1862, by which the liability or each shareholder is limited to the amount of his shares. Forwarded free on receipt of 12 stamps, AFEW OBSERVATIONS on GOUT and RHEUMATISM, by one who has never failed to cure the same whenever it has fallen in his way. A sample bottle of the medicine forwarded free to all parts on receipt of 40 stamps. Address R. Cameron, 40, Tavistock-street, Covent garden, London. E R S O7TSE at Epsom, co n taining Mr. ANDW. HIND 4 sitting and 5 bed roosts, with usual offices large garden and FURNISHED hasto oLET aDetached lEOU S paddock. Rent 5 guineas pPr week. Also the fol'owin : Red Hill (furnished), £220 per annum ; C roydon, 2i guineas per week; Kentish Tovn, 2, guineas, with use of piano, &c. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, gt. Paul's Capital £250,0003 in 12,50 1 shares of £2O each, First issue 8,000 shares, of which one-half are already sub scribed by the DirectJrs and their iriends. Deposit £1 per share on application, and £2 on allotment and the remainder In calls not exceeding £2 per share, at interval , of not less than two months. It is not contemplated to call up more than £lO per share. R W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, & LINCOLNSHIRE. At a meeting of the Board of directors of this company held yesterday it was decided to recommend the proprietors to declare a dividend at the rate of 21 per cent. per annum for the past half year, carrying over a balance of about £l,OOO. - and BACHELOR'S BOX, THE IIUDIKSVALL and FORSSA STEAM SAWING MILL COMPANY (Limited). Ine.:orporlted under the Companies A , t, 1862, limiting the liability of shareholders to the amount of their shares. 'Cat ital, E 160,000, in 3,200 shares, of 450 each, with power to increase to £2O ),000, of which about £75,00), or ;,500 shares, in ful y paid-up shares will be taken by the Hudiksvall Steam Saw-mill Company (Limited). Deposit, £5 per share on app ication, £lO on allotment. The other calls to be made at intervals of not less than three months. Interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum will be allowed on all money paid in anticipation of calls. DIRECTORS. 1, East I n di a - a J. C. Im Thurn,veuue. Esq., firm of Messrs. J. C. Im Th urn and Co., Chas. Andreae, Esq., firm (1 Messrs. Nestle, Andreae, and Co.. 19, St. Dunstan's-h 11. Chas. Victor Benecke, Esq., firm of Mes srs. S c h unk, Souchay, and Co., No, 63, Moorgate-street. J. 11. Passow, Esq , 63, Moorgate-street. J. C. W. Ritt er, Esq., firm of Messrs. W. Ritter old Co., 157, Fenchureh -street. With power to add to their ! li m b er. BANKERS IN loN DON. The London and Westm'nster Bank. s oLICITorts • Messrs. Chas. Druce and Sons, 10, Billiter-square. B ROKERS. Messrs. Woolle y, Coates, , „n. I Ilankey,26, Tokenhouse-yard. S ECRETARY. J. C. W. Ritter, E•J q., • B ezretary, until a Secretary shall have been appointed. TEMPRARY= OFFICES. )Ilitre-chamberOs, 157, Fenchurch-street. • --- ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. A private Company was established in 1857, under the tame of the Hudiksvall Steam Sawing Mill Company /Lima ed), for the purchase of forests in Sweden, and the taking of grants or leases or other title to such forests, with the right of selling the same ; the completion of water com munications for floating timber from the forests to Forssa, and thence to Hudiksvall : erecting steam and water sawing mills for converting the timber into deals, and th- sale of such deals at Hucliksva I, or the consignment cf them tor sale to London or other places. The present Company is formed for the purpose of extend ing the t perations of the above-mentioned Hudiksvall Steam Sawing. Mill Company, the shareholders in the Hudiksvall Steam Sawing Milt Company being willing to take payment for the whole of the capital invested by then in paid-up shares of the new Company. to t pp li cations for shares t o b e address d to the brokers, or Applications for shares to be address d to the brokers, or to the Secretary, accompanied by a receipt of the London and "Westminster Bank, for a deposit of £5 to: each share applied for, which will be returned, free of charge, for all shares not allotted. I'rospectuses ant forms of application f or s h ares may be or o f the brokers • secretary. T HE FLINTSHIRE OIL AND CANNEL COMPANY. (Limited). In corporated, with limited liaoility, under " The Companies Act, 1862.' Capital £500,0"0, in 10,000 shares of £5O each. First issue, 6,000 shares. Deosit on application, £1 per share. Further payment on allotment, £4 per share. No call will exceed £5, and three months at least will intervene betwe,n each call. DIRECTORS. ;lames Burrows, Esq., Engineer, Douglas Bank, Wi gan. William Carter. Esq., Director of the Millwall Iron Company, The Shrubbery, Shooter's-hill, Kent. Benjamin Derbyshire, Esq. (Messrs. Derbyshire, M`Kinnell, and Co.), Liverpool. E. W. 14' ernie. Esq., Giessen Manganese Works, Hesse Darm stadt, and Managing Partner of the Mineral Oil Company, Saltney, near Chester, and Leeswood, Flintshire. George Haworth, Esq., Managing Director of the Tryddyn Oh and Coke Company, Chester, William Hind, Esq. (Messrs. J. H. Hind and Co.), Liverpool, Chairman of the Commissioners of Birkenhead. George Rae, Esq., Banker, Liverpool, Chairman of the Tryddyn Oil and Coke Company. Joseph Robinson, Esq. 7, Laurenc e P ountney-hill, London, 8.C., ;nd Berkharnpslead. Robert Rumney, Esq., F.C.S., Manufacturing* Chemist, Man cheater. Peter Spence, Esq., F.C.S., Alum Manuracturer, Manchester and Goole. BANKERS. The worth and South Wales Bank, Liverpool, and Its several Branches. L ondon —The London nd Westminster Bank. Manchester —The Alliance Bank. SOLICITORS. Lond on — Messrs. Sob, Turners, and Hardwick. Liverpool—Messrs. Littledale, Ridley, and Bard well, Manchester —Messrs. Sale, Worthington, Shipman, and Seddon. 13ROICERS. London —J. C. Fielding, Esq., 4, Ccpthall-court, E.C. Liverpool—George E. Schultz, Esq., Manchester -buildings, Tithebarn-street. reet. Mancnester—Messrs. Walker and Heap, 1, Ducie-street, Ex change Glasgow—Messrs. Miller and Ferguson, 71, Queen -street. Messrs. AUDITORS. Chadwick, Adamson, and Co., 27, Great George street, Westminster, S.W., and 64, Cro_s-street, Man chester. S. L. Price, Esq., 5, Gresham-street, London, E.C. Temporary Offices-1 and 5, Brown's-buildings, LiverpooL PROSPECTUS. The "Curly" Cannel of a small district in Flintshire yields a larger per-centage of crude mi nera l o i l, containing para. I/In, than any cannel yet discovered. This oil, a,thoug,h only slightly i n f er i or in quality to the proficelebrated petroleum of Pennsylvania,‘ can be produced with t at less th an one-third the cost of the latter delivered n this country, whilst the refined oil distilled from the "Curly" Cannel commands nearly the same plice as the re fined American article. From this mineral oil are produced spirits of turpentine substitute, burning oil, lubricating oil of three varieties, solid paraffin, and grease of several kinds. All these articles, When of good quality, find a ready market. The three processes, namely, raising the cannel, distilling the oil, and refining it, have hith erto b een made three dis tinct and separate businesses, involving three different ma nagements, with their attendant expenses. This Company is formed to distil and refine oil from can nel procured from its own mine ; it will thus unite three businesses, from each of which large profits are now made. By this combination, and by having the command of ample capital and perfect processes, the Company will be enabled to conduct a large trade to the greatest advantage, and thus insure profits considerably in excess even of those now being realised, either from the manufacture or refining of oil in this country, or from its importation from any known source. In furtherance of these objects the purchase has been con cluded of the well-known works of the Mineral 'Oil Com pany at Saltney tnear Chester), and Leeswood, in Flintshire, and also of th e Freehold Cannel and Coal Mines, Works, and other property of the Tryddyn Oil and C o k e C ompany, contiguous to the Leeswood Works of the Mineral Oil Com- Perky. The Company will thus at once enter into a well-estab lished, lucrative, and rapidly in crea ,i ng business, with com- Wiplete works in full operation and with organised agencies, and llat the same time acqu i re a f reehold mine of well known e, on terms which will enable the Company to supply t hemselves with cannel of superior quality, at about one fourth of the present price. The purchase from the Mineral O il Company also includes an existing co n t ract which will entitle this Company to a supply of 100 tons per day of "curly" cannel from the well-known Leeswood Green Col liery, for 22 years from 1860, at a price considerably bel ow it s present market value. The Price to be paid for the whale of the praperties so purchased will not exceed 2160,000, payable by instalments. Tryd d l a il rometors of the Mineral Oil . Company and of the of the Company r d Coke subscribe a large proportion The pentpa the manaet rights claimed by actors ot and Co. for in Octo ber next ; f - will be e on A l Paraffin oil expirefrom Me co ss t r l s w ;l ill oung the meantime the operations of the Company frin geme ned to substances which will not involve any in the e v ent the rights alluded to. of an f , • for the purpose oi p ayino. y urthLr i-sue of shares (except . first be offered ~ tor additional property), such shares will being. pro rata to the shareholders for the time Messrs. Fertil e, R .. Mineral Oil Comparioninson, and Carter, as representing the Mr. George Itaworja! and Mr. Gem ge Rae, Chairman, and company, h aye, at there Managing Director of the Tryddyn join the Board of thi s quest of the promoters, consented to The preliminary ex p TPany. per cent. of the capital ses are guaran,eed not to exceed 1 The articles of association solicitors of the Compa ny may be seen at the offices of the Applications for shares must be 1 ayment of the deposit of ,i per share with the FO paid exceed ,C 5 per share en the e; in case the amount the surplus will be returned beul2Lumber of shares allotted, balance must 'be paid the a the t zhould it tall short, the letter of allotment, otherwise the me to be stated in the and the deposit forfeited.allotment will be cancelled Forms ot application for shares m ay b brokers and solicitors, and at the tem e obtained from the lora Coman rY offices of the leases where no allotment is made ret urned in full. the deposit will be Vv TH.E FLINISHIRE OIL and CANN EL C oCOMPANY, Limited. NO P IIRTIIER APPLICATIONS for SRA RES i Pa kO th ins an Will be recei ve d a lt er WED NE SDAYnext, t n thi h s e t. 14.°W1Vs-buiidlngs, Liverpool, July 15, 1864. DIRECTORS. James Goodson, 32, Kensington Gardens-square, Chairman, E .ward Hornor, The Howe, Halstead, Essex. James Fennings, Fennings' Wharf, 'tooley-street. John Everitt, 18, Tokenhouse-yard, London. CoHinson Hall, sen., Navestock, Essex. John Watson Lay, 3, Savage-g - irdens, Tower-hill. !7=: Howard Reed, Hendon, Middlesex. William Tabor, Bishopszate-street, London. Henry Grissell, Regent's Canal Iron Works, Managing Di rector, With power to add to their number. AUDITORS. Cornelius Walford, 14, Leadenhall-street. F. W. Spooner, Public Accountant. SOLICITORS. 31essrs. Kingsford and Dorman, Essex-street, Strand, W.C. RANKERS. The East London Bank, Lombard-street. FINANCIAL AGENTS. The Financial Corporation (Limite 1), 14, Leadenhall-street. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Fred. Bolland Moore, Regent's Canal Ironworks. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 14, Leadenhall• street, E.C. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company is formed for the purpose of carrying on, as a joint-stock enterprise, the well known engineering works of Mr. Henry Geesell, situate in the Eagle Wharf-road, Regent's Cana , London. wh ch are now in lull operation. The Works were established by Mr. Grissell in the year 1844, and since that time have been most successfully carried on under his immediate supervision. Each applicant will be required to pay into the bankers of the Company £1 per share on the number cf shares applied for, and upon allotment to make a lurther payment of £2 per share on the shares allotted to him. Further calls will be made at intervals of not less than two months, and no call will exceed £2 per share. Prospectuses and forms of applicat'on for shares may be had of the Solicitors, and at the Offices of the Financial Cor poration (limited), 11, Leadenhall•street, City, E.C. GOOD APPETITE AND INCREASED BODILY ENJOYMENT may be insured by a gentle course of PARR'S LIFE PILLS. May be had of any Chemist. M E SSRS. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., beg respectfully to inform their patron that in conse quence of the approaching termination of the season, and the arrangements they nave made for the early receipt of their Autumn novelties, they have determined to offer the Summer portion of their valuable stock at a very great diminution in price. _ _ With this intention, they have carefully revised the goods in the various departments specially to effect such a reduAion, and offer thorn for sa e this day (July Ist) throughout the month and during August. ➢iessrs. Howell, James, and Co., respectfully solicit an early inspection. 5,7, 9, Regent-street, Pal! Mall. THEASANT REARING for 1864. CHAMBERLIN'S AROMATIC SPANISH MEAL, ARKER RICE, PELLET , 1 ) . S . ME A T GAEAVE S, pry pared with CAYCAR EXCELSIOR, is the most efficacious food for rearing and feeding Game, preventing gapes, snarls, and death. BOOKS on Feeding and the proper Management of Game, from hatching to maturity, with over 200 testimonials from the nobility and gamekeepers, with prices, posted free on re ceipt of two stamps, by Mr. James Chamberlin, Spanish Wine Merchant, opposite the Exchange, Norwich. CHAMBER LIN'S CANADIAN POULTRY MEAL for all the year round, 16s. per cwt., including bag. The use of this food keeps the chickens in perfect health ; and the in crease of eggs, of the richest colour and flavour, is marvellous. Dog Greaves, its. per cwt. Please state price when ordering. N.B.—Advices received daily of the efficacy of the Spanish Meal and Caycars. One gentleman writes, "All my young pheasants last season were sickly, and several died; those that were strong enough to eat your Spanish Meal recoveted in two days, and became fine and beautiful birds." THE PLANET JUPITER, when magnified 250 times with the NEW £5 TELESCOPE, appears seven times as large as the moon is to the naked eye; and the other planetary bodies proportionately. It will also distinguish the face of a sheep and features of a man four miles, shot marks upon a target two miles, and time by a church clock 10 miles. This instrument is guaranteed in writing to per form the whole of the above, and to be equal in the most im portant respecti to telescopes costing £7O. It has a 3 inch superior achromatic object glass, two eyepieces, Am, with portable metal tripod stand with jointed claw feet. Persons are invited to apply for a diagram with other particulars, and eight sheets of testimonials from scientific and other gentle men, including Lord Rosse. Sent free by book post.—S. and B. SOLOMONS, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Powerful small pocket telescopes, opera, race, field, and general out door glasses. BED .ROOM CANDLES. "RICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop crease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes ls. and 3s. each, are recommended as the best carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 ,CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 2s. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. SHEUWOOD ENOMIC BED LIGHTS," in packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Spooial candle ticka to fit thin onnineti. is. and Is. 6d_ each ; reducing sockets, making them fit any candles ticks, 2d. each. TOIL ET SOAPS. Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, fo tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. S If ERWOODOLE "Price's Glycerine"may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other stains. caosuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot " Pricz's Patent," from 6d. ties, 6d. and ls. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold , n the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." Retail through any Grocer. Wholesale by Price s Patent Caudle Company (Limited), London. PRIZE MED A L.-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &c,, To the Queen and the PAince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subjsct of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, " I hav e f ound them full says : y equal to recom which you g ave them, and can sincerely, the in my turn, I mendation cora' mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. ?d. per lb. Ordinary quality VEGETABLE C..I.NDLES with a Mixtur e of (A per lb. Wax. Second qualiy .. Best quality .. ,• • .. .. •• • • Is. sd. per lb. Third qualit y " • • is. 3d. per lb. y •• • •• •• •• •• I s. id. Carriage paid in Lond on on Orders of Five Pounds i per lb. n value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Bolton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington ( Established 173)). The largest Establislimmt in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar rrEETTL-Mr. ESKRLL'S IS in X the construction of ARTIPICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set or teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the They are fitted without most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without nheinselves so perfectly to the ain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes t at the option gums, of i r m e s a o s r t i f o a a s t t i o e n n in a g n s d , a a n r i ti a c d u a l a p t t i o t gums, that they are quite immoveable, ex cep of the wearer. invalids or residents In the country can ad just these teeth to many changcsof the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining . Mr. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations tree.--B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, W. ; and at 89, Bennett's-bill, Bi r . Mingham, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Cnaring-cross, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, is. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from eleven to five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, May 7, at three. MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new ANGLO EGYPTIAN ENTERTAINMENT, THE PYRAMID. To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a new musical tercentennial séance, by William Brougn, Esq., sustained by Mr. and Mrs. German Reed ; and THE SEA SIDE, or MRS. ROSELEAF OUT OF TOWN, by Mr. John Parry. Every evening (except Sat rday), at 8 ; Thursday and Saturday mornings, at 3.—ROYAL GALLERY of IL LUbTRATION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, Is., 2s;; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, 55., can be secured in ad vance at the Gallery without fee. THE O XFO R D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING will be performed the new and success ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAUST, with augmented band and chorus, supported by the following talented principal artistes :—Miss es Russell, Fitz-Henry, Tyrrell, 11 , almslev ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green ; and UN BALLO IN MASCHERA. Director. Mr. F. Jonghmane. Comedy by UNSWORTH and EUGENE, Mr. T. Maelagan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), &c., jta Admission--Area, 6cl. ; stalls and balcony, ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. Open every Evening. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. THIS EVENING, Will be produced, with alterations and improvements in production, the New Illugion. surpasAing anything yet attempted, entitled TIIE TE RCEN VENA itY or,a NIiIIT WITH SHAKSPERE, written express!yby W. F. Vander yell, Esq., in which Mr. W. Randall will re-appear. Also, PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS! "The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passing and repsssing, through the Magic Fountain, is so complete an illusion that it wellnig,h ceases to be illuso"y." Morning Star, Feb. 11. _ _ • Prince Blossom. ➢iiss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of the talented comrany, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Powcr, Mr. T. Maclag,an, G. W. Jester, .to. A dmission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, ls. J[ADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION. A full length portrait model of DR. COUTY DE LA POMMERAIS, the Poisoner, taken from the original phot, graph, by Mons. Trinquart, of Paris, from life, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Admittance, ls. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors, 6d. extra. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. A RGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, ARE OPEN EVERY EVENING. Latest dance music, from the immense repertoire of these world-known rooms, and performed by the unrivalled band, 40 in number. Ben Lomond Valse by L. Mosca. Doors Open at Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission ls. Manager, M. GRENET. VINTAGE WINE COMPANY, Importers of' Spanish and other Wines, 14, Bloomsbury-sheet, London, Four Doors South of New Oxtord-street. The Vintage Comida Sherry, Golden The Vintage Xeres Ditto, Pale The Vintage Port, O. 1 2os. ~ The Vintage Port, No. 1* The Vintage Port, No. 5, fine rich old 355 . 1 t The Vintage Claret The Vintage Beaujolais, recommended The Vintage Champagne, quarts pints l5 B. It The Vintage Hock, sparkling, very choice 36s. If The Vintage Burgundy, sparkling superb 4os. f 1 The Vintage East India Sherry s4s. The Vintage A montillado, the choicest i m p or t e d 565. ~ Fine old Cognac, Liquers, Spirits, Jzo. TIIE VINTAGE A.LMANACK, with price list and medical and clerical testimonials, sent post free. See 503 opinions of the press. N. W. HODGES, Secretary. 14, Bloomsbury-street. CLOTHES-WRINGERS and STARCHERS, V 12s. 6d., with solid India rubber rol'ers. Other sizes at 205., 305., and 40s. WASHING MACHINES, 60s. and 60s. ; Mangles, 305., 405., 50s. Carriage paid.—City Depot, 81, Bishopsgate-street Within, London. Works, Bromley, E. EET H. IMPROVED MECHANICAL D ENTlSTRY.—Professional abilities and great artif!tic • 1 have been most successfully combined in the production of. A ItTirICIA L T Etat', upon a newl.-1:.,,,,, ! .. rant a cad value of the perfection of the art of Dentistry will be expert- 2 - 1 enced by all wishing to avail themselves of professional assistance by =suiting Mr. ALBERT, 34, Great Russell street, Bloomsbury. whose experience has enabled him to effect such admirable, convenient conqivances by artificial means, and which are so perfectly efficient. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND _AL, is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail ing remedy for wounds of every description, burns, scalds, chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, sore and inflamed eyes, 4,c. Sold in pots. is. l d., 2s. 9d., I I s., and 225. each. Also his PILULIE ANTISCROPHUL2E, confirmed by sixty years' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the public. They form a mild and superior Family Aperient, that may be taken at all times without confine ment or change of diet. Sold in boxes, ls. lid., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., Ils., and 225. each. Sold wholesale by the proprietors, Beach and Barnicott, Bridport, by the London houses, and retail by all respectable medicine vendors in the United Kingdom and Colonies. CAMERON'S G OUT SPECIFIC. An Effectual and Speedy Remedy for the Gout, Rheu matism, Sciatica, Lumbago, and Neuralgia. This invaluable Medicine is so pre-eminently efficacious as to admit of no parallel. Instance have been known, in which sufferers have been confined to their apartments, hand and foot, writhing under the most intense agony, whose sufferings, to the asto nishment of their friends, have been wholly removed in less than 24 hours at ter taking the above medicine, and themselves rendered ab'e to resume their avocations, Indeed, thespeed effect has been such, and brought about in so harmless and a manner, that the proprietor, with the utmost confidence,y challenges the medical world to produce a medicine equal to it. To the constitution it is harmless; to the fluids of the human frame it adds an agreeable impetus ; to the system generally It is invigorating to a degree u n p ara ll eled ; and male or female may take it to equal advantage. A dose of the above medicine taken about once a month operates most effectually in preventing a return of the complaint. Prl e ls. 16d., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. per bottle. Prepared only by the Proprietor, R Cameron, 40, Tavistock-street,Covent-garden, London. Wholesale London agents—Barelay and Son, 95, Farringdon-street ; Butler and Crispe, 4, Cheapside, corner of St. Paul's Churchyard; Cleaver, 63, Oxford -street; Dart, 30, Southampton-street, Strand; Sanger, i5O, O x f or d- street, A sample bottle forwarded free from the manufactory on re ceipt of 40 stamps. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. :,cott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, illdigestion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizzineiss of the eyes, &o. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the. blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. London, and by most druggists, in boxe s ,l s. l i d., and three Liver Pills. Th e genuine are a square s t i oo m t e t s , s th ß e i i q o n a a s n a t n i t d y green P package, with " William Lambert," engraved nu the PtIUR• B USINESSES. -Mr. ANDREW HIND has for to 12,000 ; Chee semongers', £4O to £350; SALE—Cornchaldlers', from £5O to £l,OOO ; Green grocers', £5O to £330 ; .I`,oachbuilders', £5O to £7OO ; Confec tioners', Chemists' , Mil there', S tationers', from £45 to £4OO ; &c., £6O to £6OO ; Oyster-rooms, Grocers', from £5 Drapers', £2OO to £5,000; Bakers', £75 to £4OO ; Coffeehouses, R Xs e o sta to uran l i ; Laundries, £5O to £2OO ; £1,200 Dairies £16.0( „ i. Oil. Cigar, Fish, Ham, and Toy Shop,, £ 5:) to £3OO ; and numerous other in eve-y tr ade. Commercial and Gene ra l Agency Offices, corner of Little Carter-la ne, St . P aul ' s. The July Lis, containin g 503, gratis. Naval and lilitary Intelligence The Immortalite, 35, screw frigate, C a pt a i n G eorge Han cock, was paid out o f c e mmiEsion at Portsmouth yesterday under the superintendence of Captain H. Caldwell, C. 8., commanding the stean reserve at that port. George Hassell, boatswain's mete, received a gratuity of £lO and a silver medal for long service, and a p ens i on of £2 2. Wil liam Smith, bo a t swa in s mate, re ce i ve d a gratu i ty of £l5 and a silver medal, and a pension of £36. The Immortalite was commissioned at Portsmouth on the 16th of November, 1860, and sailed from Spithead on the 7th February, 1861, for the Mediterranean. After serving at the island of Majorca as escort to the Empress of Austria, the Immortalite left Palma for Gibraltar and England on the 6th of May, 1861, and arrived at Plymouth on the 29th. On the 10th of August, 1861, she sailed from Plymouth for Halifax, Nova Scotia, to join the British squadron under Admiral Milne on the North American and West India station. There she remained until ordered to England to pay out of commission on the 15th of June, DM, when she sailed from Bermuda, arriving at Spithead on the 2d July. During the time the Immortalite was attached to the North American and West India station she performed very im portant duties. Among those may be noticed her despatch to Annapolis by the British Admiral on the arrest by Com modore Wilkes of Messrs. Slidell and Mason, to communi cate with Lord Lyons, and her subsequent cruise and con voy of British shipping off the island of Bermuda. On the ship receiving orders at Portsmouth to pay out of commis sion, a few days after her arrival in England from the West Indies, it was stated that her crew called for and gave three cheers for the captain. We understand this is nut literally correct, as such a public expression of feeling on the part of the crew of one of her Majesty' s ships would bo contrary to Admiralty regulations, and further, that whatever expres sion of feeling was exhibited by the crew on their receiving the news that the ship was to be paid out of commission in lieu of being refitted to join the Channel fleet, which had been her first orders, was manifested in the absence of Capt. Hancock. The Geyser, paddle, w e it o b na ni m e a n tad fr e o r m T t h n r o up i p m , m aa n i r l t e a d lit f e ro . m the crew of her Majesty's ship Ra il c r e o eT r n t b : emc encampmente on u n t yesterday,h tGieheuof , on the island of Inchcolm, Firth of upunto-day. The Racoon arrived in r h o o rt F h o , r i th 3 t o o n be tb b e ro 2 k 9 e tb n j cruise on the coast of e to coal before going out on a Norwaymalignant cases with Prince Alfred. On ar riving there two tcoatseh e s of Royal m after four days' illness, and we a r r e y reported,and in two tither cases the disease seemed to be threatened. The invalids were remov ec i wbubregrhe,twbehaecrecoonndesotfitihrz died ai 11 8 l the two suspected cases did not prove to be smallpox, and they have recovered. The proposal was immediately made to encamp the crew on shore and thoroughly cleanse the ship. Inch colm was selected as the ca mping ground, and tents were procured from Edinburgh Castle, The small island of an chorage in the sound betwee n e the setnie:The Racoon selected an island and the Fifeshire coast, and about 30 men left on board to purify and f um i g ate the ship, Tee crew were specially inspected by subjected did not show satisfactory the medical officers, and tho s marks of vaccination were to the operation. The h ea lth of the men on shore has been excellent, and the but almost to a k y steps severe taken general or di na ry sick list has daily b een diminishing until it has been reduced not only below the h average, epTroaye not only put a stop to what but t n return. greatlyt brteu threatened d t h a e b e doa the outbreak improved of epidemic disease, health of the crew. On the re-embarcation o f the men, and paration have been m ade for sailing, th e R a c oon w ill l eave after the necesskry pre the Firth of Forth a nd P ro ceed to Fr ayen in Norway, where Prince Alfred, who has meantime gone out in the Au rora , will rejoin his ship. In order to encourage the m echanics and other hands ' employed on the Achi lles, 20, 6,, 2 1 tons 1 250 h fitting for sea at Cha tham, to use e , .horse power, very possible exertion in fitm en t s hastening forward th e internal of that frigate, Capt. W. 11. Stewart, C. 8,, superinte n d igAtie.a .. m inutc to the officers and w ent of the dockyard, has o stating that it will rkmen directing that every possible exertion m a y be used, and afford him great pleasu re to brin g under the special notice of the Lords of the Adm iralt y any et. the officials or work men who may distinguish themselves by extraordinary zeal or exertions on board the ironclad frigate for sea. A special order h as als o bean in compl e ti ng h e r e received from the Admiralty directing that a ddition al gangs mechanics are to be place d on the 4.eives ) who are to be of workmen and employed until 9 p.m. ea ch evening l until further orders. No exertions are to be sp ared to cow for sea by the end of the present month. the Achilles, Notwithstand ing the extraordinary efforts which are xto Chatham to get the Achilles out of hand, being made at that some considerable time Will elapse after, now it is probable before her guns, which are non, specially manufactured her completion for her at the Royal gun factory , are rea dy to b According to existing orders received at Chatham —which, however, are liable to important alterations—the will be armed exclusively with the n ew 100-pounder Achilles der smooth bore wrought iron gun, throwi n g sphericalate!l shot, with a minimum charge of powder of 25th. The Minotaur, iron frigate, now fitting in the Victoria Docks, will of 22 of the same description of guns, iu addition earrYabattery however, she will be furnished with four or the n to which, Armstrong guns. It is not yet decided e 300 -Pounder whether the Achilles will carry any of the 300-pounders, but it is probable that a couple of those guns will be furnished to her before she proceeds on active service , On Thursday a numerous party of convicts arrived at Chatham, by express train, from Millbank, for the p urpose of being employed on the works for the extension of Chatham Dockyard and the formation of the docks and basins, on which about 1 , 000 convicts are new ployed. They were conveyed from the railway dail y em station at Stroud to St, Mary's Prison in a number of omnibuses and vans, in charge of several warders. The following appointments have been ma de at the Ad miralty;—Capt. J. P. Luce, to the Esk, vice Hamilton— Commander W. 11. Fenwick, to the Har • Harrier, vice Hay-- Commander Edward Field, fro m t he Trincomalee to the Dmdulu 8, vice Fenwick—Sub.L ieut . Chas. J. Scholefield and Sub.-Lieut. Ed w ard S. Evans, to the c uracoa—t he Rev R. N. Jackson, Chaplain and Naval Instructor, to the Challenger— Frank Buckley, Naval Instructor, additi ona l, to the Vict ory —D r J ames Henry, surgcon —and W. E. O'Brien, surgeon, to the Wa: to the Aboukir P—Commander W, J. Poll ar d t o th e T r incomalee, vice Field--Lieut. Albert Dent, to the Curacoa—Lieut. Henry F. Crohan, to WEST FLANDERS. The report of the directors states that they have sum moned the shareholders in order to obtain their approval of a convention made provisionally with the Societe Anonyme de Construction de Tubize. At the last half yearly general meeting the directors informed the shareholders of the mo • tives which led them to solicit the concession of two new lines, in order to develope the traffic and to counteract the effects of the competing line from Ostend to Ypres and Armentieres. The concessions were approved. The direc tors subsequently ordered the surveys, plans, and estimates to be proceeded with, and during their preparation over tures were made to them by the Societe Anonyme de Con struction de Tubize to lease the whole of this company's lines, including the new lines, to construct the latter, to pay the interest upon the capital, and supply the necessary sums for the gradual reimbursement of this capital. The principal features of the conventions are :—That the West Flanders lines shall be leased to the Tubize Company from Ist Jan., 1865, for the whole duration of the concession, and for a rent of £36,000 per annum. During the first six years. how ever (which will be the least productive, owing to the fact that the new lines have to be constructed), the rent will only be £32,000 for the first three years, £33,000 for the fourth, and £34,000 for the fifth and sixth years. The Tubize Company become responsible towards the Govern ments of Belgium and France, in lieu of the West Flanders Company, for the execution of the obligations imposed upon the latter by the original contracts of the conces sions. The advantages of the convention are clearly shown by the following figures :—ln the year 1862 the sum available for dividend was £11,967, after discharg ing the ordinary cost of working and the payment of interest on the loan and the preference shares. This enabled the directors to pay a dividend of 8s 9d on the ordinary shares. The corresponding amount of X 13,256 in 1863 would again have allowed the same dividend, had it not been for the circumstances explained at the last general meeting. The rent for the first three years of the lease, after deducting the expenses for management, estimated at about £3,000 per annum, and the above-mentioned charges, will leave a sum of about £14,750 applicable to dividend. This sum will be augmented by Ll,OOO for the 4th year of the lease, £2,000 for the fifth and sixth years, and £4,000 for the seventh and following years. The agreement was ratified on the 10th of June by the Conseil General of the Tubize Com pany, and is definitively binding bn them ; but, before it can take effect, it must receive the approbation of the Bel gian Government, which the directors have every reason to believe will be readily obtained. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. ,----";--. --w-- A - :--- - 1864. 1863. 1864. 1863. £ £ Belfast and N, Counties 136 136 2,609 2.264 Belfast and County Down 49 49 1,013 868 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 2,113 1,870 Bristol and Exeter l2li 1216 6,885 6,948 Caledonian 252 234} 18,801 16,211 Cockermouth& Workington B' 86 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 407 371 _ _ Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 66 - - Corkand Youghal...- 32i 321 572 493 Cornwall 651 53f-; 1,726 1.431 Deeside l7 17 45) 359 Dublin & Belfast Junction B3 63 1,450 1.436 Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 1,915 1, 948 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wexfd 916 484 3,818 2,793 Edinburgh and Glasgow 173 173 8,115 8.263 Furness, &c 5O 5u 3,230 3,043 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union Great Northern 353 351 33,800 23,189 Great North of Scotland sB' 58 1,780 1.902 GL Northn. & Westn. (Irel.), 7lt 711 421 180 Gt.Southn. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 3731 329 9,193 8,806 Great Western 10564 10561 67,574 63.294 Inverness & Aberdeen June 864 864 . 1,362 1,485 Inverness & Perth Junction 1191 - 1 , 949 - Irish North-Western 145 145 1,589 1,783 Lancashire & Yorkshire 402 3951 43,650 38,430 Limerick and Ennis.. Limerick and Foynes 284 261 169 296 Llanelly 461 461 658 737 London & North-Western London and Blackwall t London & South-Western 28,2 , 9 25,924 Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 261 2501 20,763 21,293 London, Chatham, & Dover 72 721 7,697 5 843 Do. Metropolitan Extension 114 101 2,250 1,300 Man.,Sheffield, & Lincolnsh Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 9l 94 1,519 1,446 Maryport and Carlisle Metropolitan 34 31 2,575 2,0 i Midland (incl. N. -Western).. 641 630 45,564 43,083 Midland GL Westn. of Irind... 262 2596 4,438 4,950 Mould:old Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal , 44 44 2,620 2,358 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 1095 10791 59,368 54,148 North London 9 9 3,596 3,368 North Staffordshire 254 254 9,689 8.u46 Oswestry and Newton.... 5O 42 1,163 1,093 Rhymney l9l • 194 987 779 St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52 Scottish Central 94 94 5,798 5,106 Scottish North-Eastern l3B 138 5,680 5,616 Somerset and Dorset 66 396 81 3 434 South Devon ...- ..... South-Eastern...-.......- 306 806 25,813 24,766 Taff Vale .......•--- 57 67 5 , 093 5,778 Ulster . ~„.. 1056 1051 2,745 2,538 Vale of Clwyd. .. ... Vale of Neath 431 36 2,831 2,t58 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 3 1 458 3 3 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 3,99 0 1,25 u West Cornwall 274 274 .779 73 t W.HartlepoolHarbr.&Rail 52 52 4,972 4.419 W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt lO 7 770 693 Whitchaven Junction l3 13 1,083 875 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 1,001 840 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam ...•• 52 52 - Austrian Bahia and San Francisco ..• - 377 - Belgian Eastern Junction 26 264 321 300 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 185 1854 3,177 2,296 Buffalo and Lake Huron l6l 1611 2,013 2.296 Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 185 4,348 3,583 Dutch Rhenish Eastern Bengal - - 1135 1302 63 817 Eastern of France ,170 55, East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada lO9O 1090 20,052 16,559 Great Indian Peninsula 553 495 12,325 9,570 Great Luxembourg 134 134 4,512 4,653 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 345 31 5 9,347 9,122 Madras Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 650 490 21,399 18,552 Northern of Canada ... ..... - - Northern of France ...... - - Norwegian Trunk - - Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn lBO5 1713 123,537 124,315 Paris and Orleans 1614 1494 64,550 5. , 531 Pernambuco . . 771 77 8,1 703 Royal Danish 69 69 6,794 3,077 S a mbre and Mouse 6B at _ South Austrian Salado - - Southern of France ..... Victorian 196 196 10,813 11,128 Welland ........... • •,••••••• • • 25 25 317 - West Flanders 75 75 1,392 1,210 W. and N.W. of France As Marshal Niel was two days ago taking a drive i n his phaeton at Toulouse, one of the horses fell, and the shock threw the marshal out of the carriage and broke one of his ribs. The accident, however, is not expected to be attended with any serious consequences. tion of the department, or the requisite alteration was submitted to the inspector, and on his assent substituted for the original. These alterations ap pear to have been generally accepted by the inspec tors, but in the case of Mr. J. R. Morell, who ob jected to the proposed alteration, one report was ultimately sent to the managers as originally pre pared by the inspector, and another was altogether suppressed. The practice, however, daes not seem to have been perfectly uniform. In matters sup posed to be unimportant or perfectly clear from doubt alterations have been made in the summary without consulting the inspectors. (See Mr. Lin gen's evidence.) " Your Committee mention here a case which occurred in 1863 of a report made under section 19 of the Act 24th and 25th Victoria, cap. 107, corn. monly called the' Scotch Schoolmasters' Act s ' In this special case the report appears to have been abridged by a mistake of the officer before whom the case came in the usual course, which mistake was afterwards corrected by the secretary, who or. dered the report to be sent to the heritors in its original shape. " Your Committee pass from the tabulated reports to the more important subject of the annual reports. " The length of these reports also was a frequent subject of complaint, and instructions for the pur pose of keeping them within due limits were issued from time to time by the Committee of Council. These instructions were discussed in Parliament in 1858. " In 1860, in consequence of a report having been Printed containing remarks on the comparative morality of Roman Catholic and Protestant countries the attention of Mr. Lowe, who had been appointed Vice-President in the previous year, was called to the subject. The instructions by which the inspec tors' reports were regulated were then thoroughly reviewed. The result was the following Minute of the Committee of Council, dated the 31st January, 1861 : " Their lordships having considered the instruc tions issued from time to time to her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools for the preparation of their anneal reports, find the sum of those instructions to be that the inspectors must confine themselves to the state of the schools under their inspection, and to practical suggestions for their improvement. If any report, in the judgment of their lordships, does not conform to this standard, it is to be returned to the inspector for revision ; and if, on its being again received from him it appears to be open to the ob jection, it is to be put aside as a document not proper to be printed at the public expense.' " This minute was never formally laid before Parliament, being considered to be only explana• tory of the purport of the instructions previously issued. It was, however, incidentally mentioned and discussed in the House on more than one occasion. " The revision, which before 1858 was principally for the purpose of condensation, was from that time carried into effect in the following manner :—The secretary, considering that the Committee of Council were responsible for the exclusion of irrelevent and objectionable matter from the reports, directed the officer whose duty it was to read for the press to examine the reports with increased care. "This officer used to call the secretary's attention to passages which he considered objectionable, either by marking them or mentioning them orally, If the secretary thought the objection invalid or unim portant he overruled it, but if he thought it impor. tent he sent the report to the Vice-President, with the reader's marks, and with observations of his own if he thought any necessary. di Mr Adderley, while he was Vice-President, used to read the manuscript repuL to himself, and to strike out with his own hand those passages which he thought inadmissible. The inspectors, on re ceiving back their manuscripts with the proof, had an opportunity of seeing what had been objected to and of correcting the proof accordingly. " Mr Lowe, on his appointment in 1859, discon tinued the practice of striking out passages, and afterwards, under the Minute of 1861, ordered the reports containing objectionable matter to be sent back to the inspectors, that the inspectors might themselves revise their own reports, and make them conformable to the instructions. "But the practice of marking the passages con tinued without Mr Lowe's knowledge, whose con. start habit was to have the reports read to him by his private secretary, and not to see them himself. In 1862, however, Mr Lowe accidently became aware of the continuance of that practice, and im mediately, by a note of his private secretary, dated February 14, 1862, ordered that the reports should be no longer marked. " Since that time the practice of marking pas sages has been discontinued, and the'manuseriPt re ports objected to have been sent to the inspectors, with a letter calling the writer's attention to the Minute of 1861, but without specifying any pas sage or matter to which objection w as ta k en. In August, 1863, the usual circular later of instru e - "state of schools under tion to the inspectors to make their a nnual . reports contained an additional paragraph, in the follow ing words By the term . you understand facts your inspection" i‘ practical suggestions for their ob served within the circle of your official experience, will understand " and by the ttrmyou improvement, suggestions consistent with theprinc iples of Minutes sanctioned by Parliament." — This explanation of the Minute of 1861 has not been laid before Parliament. Your committee believe that no instance of mark ing the reports has occurred since the 14th of Feb. " The principle involved in the subject of this in quiry and in the resolution is important. Your committee have carefully considered the action of the Department, and have come to the conclusion that the supervision exercised in objecting to the insertion of irrelevant matter, of mere dissertation, and of controversial argument, is consistent with the powers of the Committee of Council, and has, on the whole, been exercised fairly, and without excessive strictness. If passeges occur in the reports, as printed, consisting of inference or arguments which may tend to support the educational view of the Department, other passages may be found which have a contrary tendency. No objection is made to statements of facts observed by the inspectors with in the circle of their official experience, whatever may be their bearing on the policy of the Committee of Council. "The knowledge, or even a reasonable suspicion, that the inspectors' reports are subject to alteration, either directly or indirectly, at the instance cf the Department, has, without doubt, a tendency to lower their value, if they are to be regarded as indepen dent sources of testimony in matters of opinion or controversy touching the educational views or policy of the Committee of Council. It appears, however, to your committee that, whatever mq have been the understunding under which the appointment of inspectors was originally stmctioned, Parliament cannot be presumed to be ignorant (since the year 1858 at latest), that the heads of the office have exer. cised a censorship over the inspectors' reports as to the insertion of argumentative or irrelevant matter; and your committee are of opinion that some such power is essential to the effectual working of the department so long as it retains its present consti tution and functions. " It has occurred to your Committee that it might be possible to obtain all the information which the inspectors can be desired to give to the department or to Parliament, by requiring them to furnish answers to specific questions, instead of making general reports, and thus to avoid risk of misander. standing, either between the Department and the inspectors, or between the Department and Perlis• ment, as to the kind of information which the in- spectore are required to give. It appears, however, that none of the reports for the last year have been objected to on the ground of non-conformity with the Minute of 1861, as explained by the paragraph of August, 1863. For the information of Parlia ment your Committee recommend that all instruct tions which may hereafter from time to time be issued to the inspectors, either as to their general or tabulated reports, should be laid before Parliament with the annual report of the Committee of Council. " Note.—The reports withhold, under the Minute of 1861, are seven in number. Ten reports in all have been sent back to the inspectors under the Minute, and have been returned to the office with alterations, and so printed. Such of the withheld and altered reports as could be obtained in their original shape are printed in the Appendices; the others have been destroyed. Some passages which have been objected to as adverse to the policy of the department are given in the evidence. References are given in the Appendix (X) to other passages which may be considered adverse to the policy of the department, and have not been objected to," Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton .. July 19. via Marseilles Aug. 12. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Aug. 4. Cape of Good Hop e , Ascension, and St. Helena July 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton July 19. via Marseilles July 28. Falkland Islands •• Gibraltar, via Southampton July 19. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton July L 9 ' via Marseillee July July 26. Z'''' India (Bombay), via Southampton via Marseilles . . A u g. 4. P0rtuga1.......... July 20. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton ...... "'I 21. .............. Newfoundland via Marseilles ............ ...July Oporto and Vigo . clot.. .. July . 20. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. Pa k t. by U.S. pac e .... h Causd'an pac k et,) my 22. All parts of West Indies, inclu ding Cl. Per u) I J uly 29. California. and British C01umbi a............ 29.—The Gustave Adolph, from London to Macao, put in MURDER ONcapTtalEm:AeSr.e-d-11:713eNcAo:BU mate.oo Ixtuurno. here 26th June, derer'to be sent home. FALSE WEIGLITS AND MEABljn return was had aud b b l i ese h nt he ode year t te e e r nd d di ia.nnytghOetfhp the the ht f sh f number mu p la e , : t s: o n f s us w i h n o g, St. Pancras Middlesex ch f d a ar l se in w g eights and measures. The trades were-7 cheese mongers,porkr-ebutchers, 5,43 butchers,baer bakers, 3 oilmen,7 c oal dealers, 0 1 8 grocers, 1 stove 1 licensed victualler, astraibodruae:ogdepernealesstro2'sn's keeping chandler's deal er, shop s The highest fine amabaajskoeereriL:2s 6d. In some Cases only 2s 6d was linflictedone 20s, the a t f se h or e d as o fi ff n en ed ce f , o a r n p t c l i O n s a fo a r p a en th n i y rd p o ie ff c e e n7 n . the scale, and a grocer for having a paper weight under the scale, and a marine-store dealer for having a largo lump of lead in the scale which was removable. The rut urns do not give the names of the guilty parties. NLW ZEALAND V IA P ANAMA. —Si nce t h e repudia tion of the Panama contract by the Ministry, the subject has been freely ventilated in all the provinces. Canterbury has taken the lead in a movement to guarantee to the In ternational Royal Mail Company the subsidy if they will carry on the contr ac t, an d it i s un d er stood that this pro vince, as well as N e l son , w ill j o i n in the guarantee, Th e desirableness of communic a tion via F anama is not ques tioned, and by some means or other we hope to see it accomplished. Repudiation of any contract entered into by our representative—even though he . may have ex cee d e d hi e powers—will only cause our credit to fall in the estimation of English capitalists, and with the exception of Auckland and Otago, and a small section of the community here, the colony was in favour of the undertaking. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC:, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It ii Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 38 . -- 12 ` 1 ., at the Retail Houses in London; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Kinahan's LL Whisky,”,